Cala'diel (5e Campaign Setting)/Adventure Hooks/JoxorQuest
This quest is designed to start a campaign. Make sure to follow the session zero rules before you begin. They are found here. Also make sure to consult the calendar section, as the date the campaign will begin is 26 Malkura.
Your players have recently made the life choice to begin adventuring. The city of Blacksteel, located in the Kingdom of Brelum, is about to host a celebration. Blacksteel is celebrating the recent peace between the federation of Jeuno the lizardfolk. Lizardfolk armies have controled the Vagodor Spines for hundreds of years. Part of this treaty includes lizardfolk withdrawing from the mountains all together. With the lizardfolk gone, human families can now return to the ruins of Dardanelles. Blacksteel celebrates this chance for the people to reclaim lost heirlooms and historic property. People from all over Cala'diel are coming to Blacksteel, taking part in the celebration, waiting for the day to arrive that they can set out to search the ruins. These ruins hold unknown amounts of treasure. Perhaps a party member might seek a family heirloom, or the gold finding a lost artifact would bring in. Some players may simply want answers to what happened all those years ago.
Use the background information your players gave you from session zero to weave a story that sets them off on their adventure. Your main goal is to get your players divided at the start. Divide them up into two separate groups. There will be no battles at this point so do not worry about dividing them evenly. Use the Brelum map and set them off toward the town of Gylex. You want one group to be on a ship originating from Blacksteel, and the other traveling on foot from Midhaven.
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The seed of adventure
Start by reading this to your players.
| “ | Over four hundred years ago the human capital city of Brelum was destroyed by Vagodor, the black dragon. This sudden act of destructive magic left thousands of humans, along with Vagodor himself, buried under mountains. This mountain range is now known as the Vagodor Spines. They are named this because when viewed from a distance, they look like the spikes on a dragons back. This mountain range is so large it divides the kingdom of Brelum and the region of Loria. Survivors of the destruction of Brelum would go on to found a new city, naming it Dardanelles. Two hundred and fifty years later, Dardanelles would be destroyed by lizardfolk armies. Lizardfolk blamed humans for the death of Vagodor, and continue to do so up to this day.
Now the the proud city of Blacksteel is the capital of Brelum. Blacksteel is one fifth of what is known as the Federation of Jeuno. The federation is a trade alliance compromised of five major cities on the continent of Athlon. Recently the federation signed a treaty with the lizardfolk of the Saurus region, ending hostilities between them and the federation. Finally, after over four hundred years, peace has been reached between the lizardfolk and humans. In four days, at the turn of a new year, humans will once again return to the Vagodor Spines. A place lizardfolk continued to hold under their control for all these years. You, along with countless others, will gather in Blacksteel for the celebration. |
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Next you will read this to the players in the party originating in Midhaven.
Read this to the party on the ship departing from Blacksteel.
Getting the party together
The two player groups are both heading toward the town of Gylex. Using the Brelum map
